navvy

navvy

美 ['nævi] 　英 ['nævi]

• n.壮工；苦力；（尤指）筑路工
• v.做(开河,筑路的)工人；掘(地)
• 网络挖土机；挖土工；苦工

词形变化

复数：navvies  现在分词：navvying  过去分词：navvied  

同义词

英汉双解

英汉解释

n.	1. 〈英〉(开挖运河,修筑铁路等的)工人;壮工 2. 掘土机;挖泥机 3. 【航】〈俚〉同“navigating-officer. a steam navvy”
v.	1. 做(开河,筑路的)工人 2. 掘(地)

英英解释

n.	1. [Navigation]<slang>Same as navigating-officer. a steam navvy

例句

Since the storm was drawing near, the navvy decided to call it a day.

由于暴风雨即将来临，那个挖土小工决定收工。

He had done a few days navvy work when he could get it, and he had run around the Domain in the early mornings to get his legs in shape.

他有时能找到几天卖苦力的差使干干。每天早晨他都要沿着都门公园跑上几圈，活动活动腿脚。

He was good for nothing now except navvy work, and his broken nose and swollen ear were against him even in that.

除了做苦工之外，别的他也干不了，即使这样，他的伤鼻子和肿耳朵还总是碍事。

the navvy shouts . we are the boys . of wexford.

大声喊我们是韦克斯福德的男子汉。

the navvy gripping the two redcoats , staggers forward with them

拽住两个英国兵，跟他们一道脚步蹒跚地往前走。

the navvy belching . where s the bloody house

打嗝那家该死的小店儿在哪儿？

bloom points to the navvy . a spy

指着壮工一个奸细。